'An elegant way to kill routine vaccination': Israeli experts warn of Trump vaccine overhaul
Trump's executive order seeks to split the MMR vaccine into three shots and scale back the US childhood vaccination schedule; Israeli health experts warn it could lower vaccination rates, revive diseases like measles and influence policy in Israel
Israeli experts have expressed concerns over President Donald Trump's proposed overhaul of the United States' childhood vaccination policy. The changes, announced last week, include separating the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into individual components and recommending fewer combined vaccinations during a single doctor's visit.
Senior Israeli infectious disease experts, such as Prof. Yasmin Maor and Prof. Galia Grisaru, warn that such a decision is not based on scientific evidence and could lead to a significant drop in vaccination rates, leaving children unprotected against preventable diseases. They emphasize that vaccination is a professional decision based on data, not a political one, and that the public health consequences of scaling back vaccinations could only become apparent years later.
Prof. Ilan Dalal, chairman of the Israel Pediatric Association, predicts a sharp decline in vaccination coverage, similar to the measles outbreaks that have already occurred in the United States. Experts also caution that splitting vaccines could burden parents with more frequent doctor's visits and may discourage adherence to the vaccination schedule.
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